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<p><font size="2">Here is a nice example of your type of knife
handle. Very (most) possibly Celluloid.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://laurelleaffarm.com/item-pages/antique-vintage-silver/antique-carving-knife-ivory-celluloid-handle-blade-marked-Landers-Frary-Clark-Laurel-Leaf-Farm-item-no-pw52376.htm">https://laurelleaffarm.com/item-pages/antique-vintage-silver/antique-carving-knife-ivory-celluloid-handle-blade-marked-Landers-Frary-Clark-Laurel-Leaf-Farm-item-no-pw52376.htm</a></font></p>
<p><font size="2">Cuyler Page</font><font size="2">, Vernon, BC</font></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-09-26 11:33 a.m., Moderated
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<div dir="ltr">Good afternoon BCMA colleagues,
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<div>I have a small inquiry that I'm wondering if anyone
well-versed in collections management and material
identification might be able to help us with!</div>
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<div>Working on our collection inventory, we came across a knife
sharpener (photo attached). We're trying to identify what the
handle is made of, but we lack the expertise or the tools to
properly ascertain whether it's made from bone or ivory.</div>
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<div>If anyone would be able to speak to this with some
authority (or else suggest where we might be able to find out
what we're looking at), I would appreciate it!</div>
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<div>Warmest regards,</div>
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<div>Michael Goodchild<br>
Sidney Museum & Archives<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Michael Goodchild, BA, MMST.<br>
Executive Director,<br>
Sidney Museum & Archives<br>
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